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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1943
Page
7
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The piece surveys the Chesapeake Bay economic study, its funding by the Rockefeller Foundation, and contenders for director led by Dr. Frank Nesbitt amid Byrd's potential opposition. It notes Byrd’s preference for a business economist director and details other Maryland political and agricultural concerns including drought, county fairs, Solomons Island naval activity, and Garrett County soil conservation district formation.
Fairchild Aircraft officials in Hagerstown warn of a needed postwar adjustment, disputing helicopter readiness and predicting 3.4 to 4.2 billion dollars in new annual aviation business with employment shifts. CIO organizer Dragon blamed for failing to win bargaining rights at Glenn L. Martin. Maryland farmers urged to raise Wheat production 23 percent, expanding from 304,000 to 375,909 acres in 1942.
Maryland's farm front this week predicts a wartime production surge in 1943 under the War Food program. Government and USDA War Board officials report 12 cars of animal tankage, 3 of soybean meal, and 2 of liver meal allocated to drought areas, with wheat price supports adjusted to aid fuel use. Wheat stocks, including interior elevator totals, top three decades, aided by the AAA granary program, while AAA seeks higher 1944 wheat acreage to meet national and world needs.
Slats chronicles a rough week with family conflicts church attendance and meals. The diary notes chores at the restaurant and the hotel episode with Jane and Mai, plus concerns about business and finances as Mister Glem visits and Pa faces bills.
A concise maxim asserts that every man must educate himself, with books and teachers serving only as aids, while the primary work remains his own responsibility. The message emphasizes personal initiative in learning and self-improvement.
The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission notes 25 June deaths totaling 156 for the first half of 1943, with 367 accidents and 153 injuries in June. Baltimore City had 633 accidents, 12 deaths, 32 injuries. counties 229 accidents, 14 deaths, 133 injuries. Fixed object and grade crossing crashes rose. overall year-to-date accidents down 40 percent and fatalities 41 percent versus 1942. Governor O Conor lauds guardsmen at Fort Meade and calls for 35 MPH safety, urging caution on streets and highways.
Governor Herbert R. O Conor commended Maryland State Guard members after a July 31 camp review at Camp Meade. About 2 200 officers and men completed what officials called the most successful encampment in years. He was joined by Congressmen Lansdale Lass er and Thomas D Alesandro Jr and Col Henry C Stanwood at a luncheon with Col Oliver S Wood.
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